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Eritrea travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers

Before you visit Eritrea: travel advice level, plug type C/L, 230V, emergency 114, currency ERN.

📷 Asmara · sailko · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Travel advice (UK FCDO)

Avoid all travel to parts Updated 2026-11-09

Latest change (original, English)
Removal of information about the temporary withdrawal of dependants of British Embassy staff from Eritrea ('Warnings and insurance' page).

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⚠️ This is the UK government’s assessment. Rules for your passport (visa, entry) can be different — check your own government’s official travel advice too.

CapitalAsmara
CurrencyERN
LanguagesEnglish, Arabic, Tigrinya
Calling code+291
Emergency numbers114 · 113 · 116
Plug typesType C, Type L
Voltage230 V
Driving sideRight
Population3.5M
Type CType L

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📷 Photos

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John Beso · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
John Beso · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
John beso · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Solomon Debre · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons
John Brantley from San Antonio · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons
David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
sailko · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons

About this data

Safety levels and entry notes are based on the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) travel advice published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence, checked every day. Capitals, languages, currencies, time zones and photos come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons.

Advice is written for British travellers; your own government’s advice, visa rules and insurance terms may differ. Always check your foreign ministry and the destination’s embassy before you travel.

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